"You to Me Are Everything" is a single by The Real Thing. Written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Ken Gold, "You to Me Are Everything" was The Real Thing's sole number-one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in July 1976. A remixed version of the song returned to the chart in March 1986 reaching number five.

The song was a minor hit in the U.S. where it peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 singles chart and number 28 on the Billboard R&B

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 chart. Part of the reason for its lack of success in the U.S. was the flood of cover versions of the song released at the same time. American groups Broadway and Revelation both released versions of the song the same week, and at one point all three versions of the song appeared on Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. With radio and the public unable to agree on a single popular version, the three singles effectively prevented each other from becoming a hit.

The song was subsequently covered by Frankie Valli

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, Sonia, Tiny Tim

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, Public Enemy, Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire

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 and Andy Abraham

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. In 1997, the italian song-writer Marina Rei  successfully recorded "Primavera" (Spring), an Italian version of You to Me Are Everything. A fennecized

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 version entitled "Ei enempää voi pyytää" was recorded in 1978 by Petri Pettersson.

Sonia version

"You to Me Are Everything" was covered by Sonia in 1991. The song was released in November 1991, the third and final single from her second album. This song's B-side "Be My Baby" was also on the album. This single reached #13 in UK and #14 in Ireland.

Format and track listings

CD Single

1. "You to Me Are Everything" - 3:56
2. "You to Me Are Everything" (Extended Mix) - 6:07
3. "Be My Baby" - 3:54

7" Single

1. "You to Me Are Everything" - 3:56
2. "Be My Baby" - 3:54

12" Single

1. "You to Me Are Everything" (Extended Mix) - 6:07
2. "Be My Baby" - 3:54
3. "You to Me Are Everything" - 3:56

Sean Maguire version

"You to Me Are Everything" is Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire

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's fifth single and his second from his second album, Spirit

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. Maquire's version of the song was released in November 1995 and reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

CD1

1. "You to Me Are Everything"
2. "You to Me Are Everything" (Extended Mix)
3. "You to Me Are Everything" (G-Mix Extended)
4. "Suddenly" (Extended Mix)

CD2

1. "You to Me Are Everything"
2. "Suddenly"
3. "Take This Time"
4. "Someone to Love"

Cassette

1. "You to Me Are Everything"
2. "Lean On Me
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   " (Bill Withers
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    cover)